Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Brian Gregg was shot and killed after a prisoner was able to gain possession of his partner's service weapon at St. Mary's Medical Center.
Officer Gregg and his partner were guarding a suspect who had been arrested earlier in the evening for drunk driving and had been taken to the hospital to undergo blood and urine tests. While in the emergency room, the prisoner began to struggle with Officer Gregg and a second officer. He gained control of the second officer's service weapon and opened fire, striking Officer Gregg in the chest.
The prisoner also shot the second officer in the chest and wounded a hospital technician. The prisoner then walked up to Officer Gregg who was on the ground, and shot him in the head, killing him.
The prisoner fled the emergency room and was located approximately one hour later hiding in a car in the hospital's parking garage. He was taken into custody and charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of attempted murder. He was found guilty and sentenced to death on November 17th, 2006.
Officer Gregg had just started as a full-time officer after serving as a part-time officer with the 4-person department for one year.
Survivors
Officer Gregg is survived by his wife and 4-year-old son.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Gregg gave the Newtown Borough Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Newtown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Gregg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Brian Steven Gregg is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brian Steven Gregg's cause is highlighted.
How Brian Steven Gregg Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to death
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Brian Steven Gregg is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Brian Steven Gregg was killed by officer's handgun.